Organovo (ONVO) Form 4 ORGANOVO / Eric David ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

David Eric

(Last) (First) (Middle)

6275 NANCY RIDGE DRIVE, SUITE 110

(Street)

SAN DIEGO CA 92121

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ORGANOVO HOLDINGS, INC. [ ONVO ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
CSO & EVP Pre-Clinical Dev

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/11/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock(1)	07/11/2016		A		50,000(2)	A	$0.00	726,306(3)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)(1)	$3.99	07/11/2016		A		100,000		(4)	07/11/2026	Common Stock	100,000	$0.00	100,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Annual long-term equity award approved by the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors.

2. The shares represent a grant of Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs"). The RSUs represent a right to receive shares of the Issuer's common stock, at no additional conversion or exercise price. The RSUs vest and settle over 16 equal quarterly installments measured from May 15, 2016.

3. This number does not include 1,070,000 shares of common stock underlying outstanding options held by Dr. David; post-transaction Dr. David beneficially owns or has a right to acquire 1,796,306 shares of common stock.

4. The option shares vest and become exercisable over 16 equal quarterly installments measured from May 15, 2016.

Remarks:

	/s/ Eric David	07/13/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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